Confronting the “seeker of newspaper notoriety” : pathological lying, the public, and the press, 1890–1920

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Clark, Justin T.
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Humanities
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2020
• الموضوعات: Humanities::History; History of Journalism; Gilded Age and Progressive Era
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143581

Between 1890 and 1920, the diagnosis of pathological lying, usually defined as purposeless lying, was widely recognized by American legal experts, social workers, journalists, and the general public. This article explores the origins of the diagnosis and its cultural importance as an explanation for...